Make Your Own Daifuku Mochi
A traditional Japanese sweet, Daifuku Mochi is a confection typically filled with red bean paste and served alongside green tea.
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Instructions
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Heat 2/3 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar in a small pot, then add 1/4 cup anko powder and stir.
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Cool the anko filling, then form into 12 small balls and set aside.
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Place shiratama-ko in a heat-resistant bowl. In a separate bowl, combine water and sugar.
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Gradually pour the water-sugar mixture into the shiratama-ko, stirring.
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Microwave the dough for approximately 2 minutes, stir, then continue microwaving until it inflates, stirring quickly after.
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Dust a flat pan and your hands with katakuri-ko starch. Carefully transfer the hot mochi from the bowl to the pan.
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Dust hands with more starch, divide the mochi into 12 pieces, and flatten each into a round shape.
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Place an anko ball in the center of each mochi piece, stretch the mochi to enclose it, and fully round the daifuku.